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How to Make Ysbackwards in Infinite Craft

Ysbackwards is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 41 combinations to get there, and the final one is Backwards plus Ys. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BackwardsYsYsbackwards

Marathon41 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 67

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 41 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3EarthWaterPlant
  4. 4EnginePlantCar
  5. 5WaterWindWave
  6. 6EarthWaveSand
  7. 7FireSandGlass
  8. 8GlassSteamMirror
  9. 9FireFireVolcano
  10. 10MirrorVolcanoEcho
  11. 11CarEchoReverse
  12. 12EngineSteamTrain
  13. 13ReverseTrainBackwards
  14. 14PlantWindDandelion
  15. 15DandelionWaterWine
  16. 16WindWineBalloon
  17. 17EarthWindDust
  18. 18BalloonDustDust Bunny
  19. 19PlantWaterSwamp
  20. 20FireSwampDragon
  21. 21DustFireAsh
  22. 22AshFirePhoenix
  23. 23DragonPhoenixYin Yang
  24. 24Dust BunnyYin YangOpposite
  25. 25WaterWaterLake
  26. 26EarthEarthMountain
  27. 27LakeMountainFjord
  28. 28FjordFjordGlacier
  29. 29FireGlassLens
  30. 30LensPlantCamera
  31. 31CameraPlantPhotograph
  32. 32SandWaterBeach
  33. 33GlassWindWindow
  34. 34WindWindowCurtain
  35. 35BeachCurtainToga
  36. 36FireTogaRoman
  37. 37PhotographRomanRoman Numeral
  38. 38GlacierRoman NumeralXL
  39. 39OppositeXLXs
  40. 40OppositeXsYs
  41. 41BackwardsYsYsbackwards
Crafting tree
1Fire + Water→ Steam2Fire + Steam→ Engine3Earth + Water→ Plant4Engine + Plant→ Car5Water + Wind→ Wave6Earth + Wave→ Sand7Fire + Sand→ Glass8Glass + Steam→ Mirror9Fire + Fire→ Volcano10Mirror + Volcano→ Echo11Car + Echo→ Reverse12Engine + Steam→ Train13Reverse + Train→ Backwards14Plant + Wind→ Dandelion15Dandelion + Water→ Wine16Wind + Wine→ Balloon17Earth + Wind→ Dust18Balloon + Dust→ Dust Bunny19Plant + Water→ Swamp20Fire + Swamp→ Dragon21Dust + Fire→ Ash22Ash + Fire→ Phoenix23Dragon + Phoenix→ Yin Yang24Dust Bunny + Yin Yang→ Opposite25Water + Water→ Lake26Earth + Earth→ Mountain27Lake + Mountain→ Fjord28Fjord + Fjord→ Glacier29Fire + Glass→ Lens30Lens + Plant→ Camera31Camera + Plant→ Photograph32Sand + Water→ Beach33Glass + Wind→ Window34Wind + Window→ Curtain35Beach + Curtain→ Toga36Fire + Toga→ Roman37Photograph + Roman→ Roman Numeral38Glacier + Roman Numeral→ XL39Opposite + XL→ Xs40Opposite + Xs→ Ys41Backwards + Ys→ Ysbackwards

Ysbackwards at a glance

Steps to craft
41
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 41 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Ysbackwards in Infinite Craft?

Combine Backwards with Ys. The full path from the base elements takes 41 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Ysbackwards?

41 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Ysbackwards hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 41 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Ysbackwards?

Only one known combination produces Ysbackwards.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.